Anywho, sorry to say, but Christopher and Regine have zero chemistry. Oo, zero as in itlog, wala. Ang boooorrrring ng acting ni Christopher. Oh my god, he's gotta be one of the most boring actors in the whole world.

Anyway, I give this film 1 Utot. The only saving grace of this film was the scene that I mentioned. I guess, it was worthile renting the movie alone for that scene. Oo na, die hard Pinoy movie fan kasi ako eh.

G2B is a story of a desperate woman wanting to get married so bad that she accepts the assistance of Rico (the man whom she hates with all her guts) to help her find a groom. As the story goes, Rico learns to love Claudine, the problem is, he already has found her the perfect man.

HNS is a story of man who encountered bad luck since he was born. Opposite to his best friend (Rica), who seemed like the luckiest person in the whole world. After so many years of being apart, the two met again, and on to their love adventures and misadventures.

Yung mga funny moments, talaga namang funny. I like the way that the story was fast, eventhough some of the scenes didn't make sense, forgivable naman, kasi the movie didn't intend to have a good story naman eh. Gusto lang nyang magpatawa ganun.

TULI is the story of a woman who lives in a very conservative barrio (small town) ruled by men. Her father is the town's circumsicer. He is abusive and a drunkard. Since she was young, she has always seen women being maltreated and objectified. Instead of growing up as one of the women who waits hand and foot for their men, Desiree's character grown to be quite the opposite. She's strong, brave and fought for her love that transverses the town's culture and beliefs.

First of all, bravo to Viva Films for getting this kind of film made. It was a very bold move. And it paid off.

TULI's setting was in a very conservative barrio, where everyone knows anyone. There are two main characters in the story, the main one is Desiree's, and the other one is Carlo's.

Carlo is the only incircumcised man in the barrio. For this, he was humiliated by all, as being uncircumcised means you are not yet a man.

Desiree has seen the how women are badly treated. She has seen this first-hand from her father, who drinks all the time and beats up their family.

Enter Vanna, Desiree's childhood playmate. She was left by her boyfriend. Desiree to the rescue. She has always admired Vanna, and the two formed a relationship which is more than friendship.

Their love blossomed. They both wanted a child, and they seek Carlo to provide the missing ingredient. When the townsfolk knew about this, they formed an angry mob, but in the end, love won over hate.

I love this film. I can't emphasize this enough, this is a very brave film, considering that this is a Filipino film. No dancing, or toilet humor or shooting guns here. Just a wonderful, wonderful love story between two women. When I was watching this film and I haven't seen the ending, I thought "uh, huh. Typical, the other woman would probably run away with a man, or one of them will be dead or both of them will be dead." Boy, was I wrong.

Desiree's acting was magnificent. You can really emphatize with her character. In my opinion, she could be one of the of the most beautiful actresses in the Philippine cinema today.

Her character was calm, but strong. Proving my point that you don't have to over-act to get the message across the screen. Her eyes speak to you.

Pinoy's who grew up in a foreign land will appreciate this film, since it shows a lot of our old Filipino culture, especially during the lenten season, which is coming up.

Although I love the story, the pacing of the film was slow and boring. There were also some "shaky moments" with the cameras.

I highly recommend this film. Film buffs will appreciate this. It goes to show that not all Pinoy films are stupid, sexist and shoots at being commercial box office success only. Pinoy films can also be intelligent and brave, like this one.

Sad to say, I read that this film was banned in the Philippines. I think that's a stupid move. When are you gonna grow up, people? Open your minds!

Anywho, I give this film 5 Utots. This is a must-see and must-add to your collection. I hope that this film is not the first and last of its kind in the Philippine cinema.

OA ang mga supporting characters dito, like ni Jose (which is my most hated character in this film). Grabe kung sigaw-sigawan nya yung sekretarya nila. It’s not fucking funny at all. Women are treated like shit in this film. Yung sekretarya naman, kung sino man sya, helllooo? She wasn’t treated as a human being in this film which infuriates me.

My verdict, 1 Utot. Rufa-Mae, please lang, stop making these stupid films. You are more than just a great pair of tits, darling. Lumipat ka kaya ng Star Cinema?

Pa-siyam is a tradition gone bad for this family. A bunch of siblings saw each other again after a very long time. Sadly, it's for the death of their mother. While at the house, a lot of strange things have been happening. Waking up with shit everywhere, blood on the floor, pee on the stairs... With all the mystery that has been happening, they consulted the help of an ispiritista and they learned who really killed their mother.

Pagdating Ng Panahon (PNP) is girl-power movie. Sharon assumed that Robin proposed to her, but she was sadly mistaken. To heal her broken heart, she went to Manila to better herself and to be a success.

P.S. I Love You is a story of a budding teenage romance. Everything is going perfect for the young couple, but all of a sudden, to their surprise, Ate Shawee's mother is determined to keep them apart at all cost.

This movie is another Sharon Cuneta classic. The Sharon-Gabby loveteam is the most famous of all Sharon's loveteams in my opinion. I think ito lang ang loveteam na may chemistry sya sa guy, otherwise, lahat ng loveteam nya after this, puro "'la lang".

To make the story short, na-inlove si Gabby kay Sharon siempre. I like the way that the love story was told here. It was told in a good pace. Tama lang. Hindi masyadong mabilis, hindi masyadong mabagal. Hindi katulad ng mga love story ngayon na in a span of a day eh nagkakalablaban na ang mga characters.

In the end, it was explained why Boots hated Gabby so much (aside from the fact na anak si Gabby ni Eddie). It's a good twist, and I wasn't expecting it. That made the movie more meaningful to me.

Spirit of the Glass is your typical calling of the dead spirits gone horribly wrong. A group of friends who had nothing better to do during their lenten holidays, decided to have a spirit of the glass session. In doing so, they have summoned a spirit who wouldn't leave them alone.

All in all, I had high expectations for this film. Kaya lang I was bitterly disappointed. They shouldn't allow Joey Reyes to write/direct another horror/suspense film. They should leave this to Chito Rono and Yam Laranas. Two of my favorite horror directors so far.

Santa Santita is a story of a young girl, who is very far from perfect. She's a troubled teen in short. After her mom died, she took over their business of "padasal". Lo and behold! All of the prayers that she did for the other people came true.

Di Na Natuto is one of those romance movies created just for the mere KILIG factor. Ate Shawee is a poor girl being fought over by two rich gwapings. Edu and Robin. One is Cain, one is Abel (yung mga hindi nagbabasa ng bibliya jan, meaning one is bad, one is good). Siempre the twist is one is ampon pala and he's trying to poison their father.

So in short, the Best Picture award really means nothing. Yung criteria na yan, I think it's the most stupid and ill-thought of criteria in the history of best picture. Gumawa na lang sila ng People's Choice Awards no?

In conclusion, the MMFF was katawa-tawa. GOne are the days when "just being nominated is an honor itself." Wala, hindi honor. This award show is a joke. The only consolation that we get from this is that we get to watch a lot of Pinoy films. Dapat i-change na nila ang MMFF. Dapat ang mga nominees ay piliin from all the films that were shown that year, hindi kung sino lang yung nag-submit. Kasi imagine, 4 Regal Film movies were kasali? Hellooo? When was the last time that Regal Films did a good film? Hmmm... How about NEVER. Kung i-kukumpara mo ang MMFF sa ibang film award giving body ng ibang bansa, ay josko, nakakahiya talaga. Not the award show itself, but the quality of films that were nominated. Helllloo??? Kung pumili sila ng movies that were shown all thru-out the year, mas ok pa. Remember SUKOB? It's only one of the best horror Pinoy films ever, and it should be included. How about the D'LUCKY ONES? One of the best comedies and well-acted films in Pinoy cinema.

"So you told me that you hafta go. This is an opportunity of a lifetime. This means fame, fortune and prestige... but if I asked you to stay, you'd stay in a heartbeat. I looked at you and said, 'Are you out of your mind? You'd be a fool to give this up, and for what? Please don't. Somewhere down the road, you'd be thinking about this missed opportunity, feeling regretful. No. You hafta go.' You answered that you don't care about the money nor the prestige. It's never about that. You just want to be happy, and being happy means being here. I looked down, and slowly walked away. You called to me and begged for me to make you stay, but my ears have gone deaf. Maybe it's because of the sound of my heart shattering into a million pieces. Although each step is becoming heavier, I managed to walk away from you. My eyes were welling up with tears, my body has been overcome with feebleness, but still... I walked away..."

Sabi nga nila LAYAS, if you really care about somebody, you must be willing to set them free and let them find their own path. We have to let people go, our family, our friends, our lovers etc. so they can grow individually.

Remember LAYAS, we don't own people. People are not possessions. We always want what's best for them. For that LAYAS, I applaud you.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Dear Willow: Friend to Lover?

Dear Willow:

First of sa lahat. I wanna let you know, na I really mahal your blog, 'no? It's so nakakatawa and so vonggah. I always basa it whenever I'm like at the bahay or at the office 'no (sa oras ng lunch naman).

Good luck, HAYOK. Just be ready to have your heart broken, to be rejected, and to have a very different relationship from him after all this. Pero ok lang yun, kasi in rejection and heart break, that's where we learn. I don't see any other way how you're gonna let him know unless you tell him, di ba? (Unless reypin mo sya one night, pero respect him kasi friend mo nga sya eh).

PLOT:Paniwalaan mo is a story about a chick-boy painter, who makes laro-laro with the damdamin of unsuspecting victims. Kaso nung isang araw, nainlove ang walangya, and the story goes.

First of all, I motherfucking hate this movie. It's sexist and stupid. Why?

Aga is a man who plays with women's emotion.

Jamie is a doormat who keeps loving the asshole without getting anything in return

Dawn is career woman who's stupid enough to fall for a stupid jerk who's as useless as a used tampon

Sorry folks, inis na inis ako sa movie na ito. I dunno who wrote this, but I'm sure it's a man. Kasi naman, yung part ng story na Dawn has to suffer because of Aga's inconsiderations, parang it should be a normal part of life. Like yung paghiram ng kotse, pag-inuman sa bahay, paghingi ng kantot when he's all smelly and drunk, grrrr. It makes me so mad.

The lead actors are over-acting in this movie. I can't stand Aga's voice. Boses kiki.

The only thing that I liked about this movie is Jamie's character (the character ha, not the acting). Pa-martyr effect, pero ganun naman talaga sa totoong buhay di ba? I mean, kung mahal mo ang isang tao, you'll want to see them happy maski hindi mo kapiling.